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Avalanche warning for region Lofoten og Vesterålen Tuesday 27.12.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Strong winds will form new wind slabs. These could be easy to trigger due to old persistent weak layers or instabilities within the new slab.
The snow surface at lower elevations is expected to be wet and loose.

Well into the alpine the cold wind slab instabilities with persistent weak layer continues.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of surface hoar

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Monday 26. December 2022

Mandag har det vært noen få plussgrader ved havnivå og snøoverflaten er fuktig.

Dagene før jul har det vært kraftig bygevær i regionen. Dette har ført til lokalt store mengder snø og vind i fjellet.

Lokalt kan det fortsatt ligge igjen svake lag av overflaterim i snødekket fra midten av desember. Ved bakken kan det være svake lag av kantkorn fra kuldeperioden i november.

Mandag morgen er det gått flere små naturlig utløste skred i lavlandet og enkelte skiløper utløste småskred.

Mountain weather

Monday 26. December 2022

1-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southeast. -9 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 27. December 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 9 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast. -5 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Over mildværsgrensen er det utfordringer med fokksnø. Enten på grunn av vedvarende svake lag eller løsere lag av nysnø under fokksnøen.
Kraftig vind i løpet av dagen kan danne nye ustabile områder.

I lavlandet er snøoverflaten våt og noen våte løssnøskred kan løsne.

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